DillHarris
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I have a Lee case trimmer for 30-30 Winchester. I don't do a whole lot of high volume reloading so the Lee system works fine for me, except...
My Lyman #47 says trim to 2.028" and a 2004 Hogdgon Annual Manual I have says trim to 2.030". That's all fine. The problem is my case trimmer trims to 2.038" and max case length in my Lyman says 2.039". I've got the case length gauge screwed into the trimmer all the way. If I trim to .001" of max, I think I'm going to be doing a lot of unnecessary trimming.
The way this is set-up now, trimming factory 1x fired brass, only a couple of the cases get trimmed and there will be a lot variance in the case lengths. Do you think this will have much effect on accuracy?
Do any of you have any warnings against trying to slightly shorten the case length gauge about a hundredth of an inch? Any methods recommended? I imagine I'd have to make sure the gauge is smooth when I'm done and there aren't any burrs.
Thanks for any replies and have a good day.
Dill
My Lyman #47 says trim to 2.028" and a 2004 Hogdgon Annual Manual I have says trim to 2.030". That's all fine. The problem is my case trimmer trims to 2.038" and max case length in my Lyman says 2.039". I've got the case length gauge screwed into the trimmer all the way. If I trim to .001" of max, I think I'm going to be doing a lot of unnecessary trimming.
The way this is set-up now, trimming factory 1x fired brass, only a couple of the cases get trimmed and there will be a lot variance in the case lengths. Do you think this will have much effect on accuracy?
Do any of you have any warnings against trying to slightly shorten the case length gauge about a hundredth of an inch? Any methods recommended? I imagine I'd have to make sure the gauge is smooth when I'm done and there aren't any burrs.
Thanks for any replies and have a good day.
Dill